Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid['e]rer, L. considerare,
   -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +
   sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to
   look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]
   1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination;
      to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate
      on.

            I will consider thy testimonies.      --Ps. cxix.
                                                  95.

            Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my
            thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all
            things visible.                       --Milton.

   2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.

            She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.
                                                  xxxi. 16.

   3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay
      due attention to; to respect.

            Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours
            by accident.                          --Shak.

            England could grow into a posture of being more
            united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

   4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.

            Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an
         idea of the result of considering; as, ``Blessed is he
         that considereth the poor.'' --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,
         considers with sympathy and pity. ``Which [services] if
         I have not enough considered.'' --Shak.; i.e., requited
         as the sufficient considering of them would suggest.
         ``Consider him liberally.'' --J. Hooker.

   Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate
        on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.

Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. i.
   1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to
      deliberate.

            We will consider of your suit.        --Shak.

            'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.
                                                  --Shak.

            She wished she had taken a moment to consider,
            before rushing down stairs.           --W. Black

   2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

consider
     v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
          consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
          quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {reckon}, {view},
           {regard}]
     2: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of
        moving" [syn: {study}]
     3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the
        case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {take},
         {deal}, {look at}]
     4: show consideration for; take into account; "You must
        consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's
        youth and was lenient" [syn: {count}, {weigh}]
     5: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
        possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your
        mind" [syn: {debate}, {moot}, {turn over}, {deliberate}]
     6: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very
        smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he
        is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be
        inferior" [syn: {think}, {believe}, {conceive}]
     7: look at attentively [syn: {regard}]
     8: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: {view},
         {look at}]
     9: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem;
        "Please consider your family"